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Joejokin

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Happy Dunce Day & Happy Young Readers Day


Dunce Day

When : Always November 8th

Dunce Day celebrates the the term "Dunce" and dunce caps. Today marks the death (November 8, 1308) of medieval scholar Duns Scotus of Duns, Scotland.

Dunce Day is all about learning. So, lets get right to it and learn about dunce caps and the creator of dunce caps.

Duns Scotus of Duns, Scotland was a medieval scholar. Perceptions of his views ranged from brilliant to less than complimentary. Duns Scotus believed that cone shaped hats increased learning potential. He believed knowledge would flow from the point of the cap, down and into the head of the wearer, making that person smarter. About all this accomplished over time, was the perception of a person wearing a dunce cap to be...... a dunce. There was a positive side to his use of dunce caps. It motivated the wearer to learn more, so he could be rid of the the cap. Scholar critics of his work derived the term "dunce" from his name and place of birth.

Put on a Dunce Cap today, and have a very smart and educational Dunce Day!!!

Origin of Dunce Day:
While we know about the origin of the term dunce and the dunce cap, we do not know when this special day as first celebrated.
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National Young Readers Day

When : Second Tuesday of November

Young Readers Day is today. Reading opens up a lifetime of knowledge, information, success, and happiness.

According to the creators of this day, it is "... a special day to recognize the joys and benefits of reading."

Grade schools around the country take advantage of this day, to promote the importance of reading. Use today to help and encourage our youth to learn to read, and open the door to knowledge, information, success, and happiness.

Happy Young Readers Day to readers young, and not so young.

Origin of Young Readers Day:
Young Readers Day was co-founded in 1989 by Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.

While this is referred to by some as a "National" day, we did not find any presidential proclamation or act of congress.
 

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I am so glad that the schools I went to no longer used the dunce cap. Now if only they'd get rid of that chair in the farthest corner of the classroom. Oh, and that bar of cheap soap too.

I do wish the schools had a little more power on their side though.....these kids nowadays.....ARGH. About a month into the summer mine straightens out but within a month of being in school .............well the things she says and the mouth...Wow! And the way I hear some kids talk to their parents...I am telling you mine better not ever..............
 

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Agree totally laura. I think we both have 9 year old girls & your right, we spend most of the summer getting that attitude out from school. Once school started back there the attitude it is right back with it. We even cut out most of those Disney shows too, Hanna, Zack & Cody, they all talk to adults and treat them like their stupid idiots, and then make a joke out of it like its cool or funny.
 

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It looks like tmcase is going to win the picture contest. His pv belt pic is an awesome picture, displaying the ingenuity of the members here on ecf. So I offer an early congratulations to tmcase.

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Thank you but I haven't won yet. And that's Ms to you. :p
 
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